Alexa Chung hates: "Bad manners," "When people talk about The Wire beyond season one," and "That I have a far-from-pretty voice. This, coupled with the fact that karaoke is basically my favorite activity, makes for some very sad evenings." [Blackbookmag]

Macy's sold $3 million worth of Beyoncé's perfume Heat in the month since it launched. When Beyoncé herself signed autographs at Macy's Herald Square flagship, sales spiked to 72,000 in just one hour. [WWD]

Anna Wintour will make a rare public appearance when she gives a guest lecture at the Pratt Institute on April 19. However, Hamish Bowles will field the audience questions. Let's not get carried away — her eminence has better things to do than hang around for the Q&A. [FWD]

Speaking of Ms. Wintour, someone claiming to be her daughter, Bee Shaffer, has registered a Wordpress blog called "New York Notebook." We think it's fake, because not only is she engaging with the Fake Anna Wintour — my God, our heads hurt just thinking about the fakeness of one fake persona accusing another fake persona of being fake — but lines like "I'm sure all of you also aware with the fact that a lot of people wants to have the life of a famous person," don't just seem like typos, they seem like the agreement errors of a non-native speaker. [NewYorkNotebook]

And here we have it: a Vogue spokesperson says Shaffer does not tweet or blog. [P6]

We've already drawn your attention to Third And Delaware, the amazing blog dedicated to cataloging the fashions of Roseanne, but did you know there was one called Should Be On The Nanny, too? Most of Davidelfin and Rochas fall 2010 looks like it could have sprung fully-formed from the wardrobe of Fran. [Refinery29]

Maria Pinto, the Chicago designer who made the turquoise dress Michelle Obama famously wore at the Democratic National Convention, is liquidating the last of her stock at her boutique. The designer had previously announced the closure of her business, because of falling wholesale orders. "I just need to take a break," said Pinto. "I will be in fashion for sure, but in some new facet. I think the whole industry's changing." [CBS]

Benetton is firing its C.E.O. after just less than three years in charge of the Italian retailer. Net profits at the company fell to €122 million in the year 2009, from €155 million in 2008. During the same period, sales fell 3.7%. [WSJ]